Tim Giles

Twelves: The Adding Machine

Jazz musician Riaan Vosloo finds inspiration in some personnel adjustments

(Babel) The expansion of bassist Riaan Vosloo’s band to a quartet from the earlier Twelves Trio, and their switch for this second album to Babel, a well-established significant outlet for experimental jazz in the UK, has allowed the group to expand…

Neon Quartet - Catch Me

(Edition Records) Neon began life as a trio in which saxophonist Stan Sulzmann and vibes player Jim Hart were joined by Gwilym Simcock, but the latter’s departure has seen the group reconfigured in quartet format, with another rising star of jazz…

The Golden Age of Steam - Raspberry Tongue

(Babel Records) Although the line-up of saxophone, Hammond organ and drums suggests the classic soul jazz units of the late ’50s and ’60s, The Golden Age of Steam is a very different beast. Saxophonist and clarinettist James Allsopp and drummer Tim…